GPS-free Autonomous Navigation in Cluttered Tree Rows with Deep Semantic Segmentation

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Hauptverfasser: Navone, Alessandro, Martini, Mauro, Ambrosio, Marco, Ostuni, Andrea, Angarano, Simone, Chiaberge, Marcello
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author Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ambrosio, Marco
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
author_facet Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ambrosio, Marco
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
contents Segmentation-based autonomous navigation has recently been presented as an appealing approach to guiding robotic platforms through crop rows without requiring perfect GPS localization. Nevertheless, current techniques are restricted to situations where the distinct separation between the plants and the sky allows for the identification of the row's center. However, tall, dense vegetation, such as high tree rows and orchards, is the primary cause of GPS signal blockage. In this study, we increase the overall robustness and adaptability of the control algorithm by extending the segmentation-based robotic guiding to those cases where canopies and branches occlude the sky and prevent the utilization of GPS and earlier approaches. An efficient Deep Neural Network architecture has been used to address semantic segmentation, performing the training with synthetic data only. Numerous vineyards and tree fields have undergone extensive testing in both simulation and real-world to show the solution's competitive benefits.
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spellingShingle GPS-free Autonomous Navigation in Cluttered Tree Rows with Deep Semantic Segmentation
Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ambrosio, Marco
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
Robotics
Segmentation-based autonomous navigation has recently been presented as an appealing approach to guiding robotic platforms through crop rows without requiring perfect GPS localization. Nevertheless, current techniques are restricted to situations where the distinct separation between the plants and the sky allows for the identification of the row's center. However, tall, dense vegetation, such as high tree rows and orchards, is the primary cause of GPS signal blockage. In this study, we increase the overall robustness and adaptability of the control algorithm by extending the segmentation-based robotic guiding to those cases where canopies and branches occlude the sky and prevent the utilization of GPS and earlier approaches. An efficient Deep Neural Network architecture has been used to address semantic segmentation, performing the training with synthetic data only. Numerous vineyards and tree fields have undergone extensive testing in both simulation and real-world to show the solution's competitive benefits.
title GPS-free Autonomous Navigation in Cluttered Tree Rows with Deep Semantic Segmentation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05338